Eugenio Derbez Net Worth

What is Eugenio Derbez's Net Worth and Salary?

Eugenio Derbez is a Mexican actor, comedian, and director who has a net worth of $35 million. Acting in both Spanish and English, Eugenio Derbez has appeared in such films as "Instructions Not Included," "Miracles from Heaven," "How to Be a Latin Lover," and "CODA," and in such television series as "La familia P. Luche," "XHDRbZ," "Rob," "Acapulco," and "Y llegaron de noche." He has also done Spanish dubs for the Latin American versions of several US movies, including "Mulan" and the films in the "Shrek" franchise.

Early Life

Eugenio Derbez was born on September 2, 1961 in Mexico City, Mexico to actress Silvia Derbez and publicist Eugenio Salas. From an early age, he wanted to become an actor.

Television Career

Derbez began appearing on television at the age of 12 as an extra on Mexican soap operas. His first major role was on the teen sitcom "¡¡Cachún Cachún Ra-Ra!!," which ran from 1981 to 1987. After that, he appeared in the telenovela "Tal como somos" and played various roles on the comedy show "Anabel." In the 1990s, Derbez hosted the variety show "Al derecho y al Derbez" and made his directorial debut with the telenovela "No tengo madre," which he also starred in. At the end of the decade, he had his own sketch comedy show called "Derbez en cuando" and appeared in the telenovela "Serafín." Kicking off the 21st century, Derbez was in the children's telenovela "Carita de ángel." In 2002, he lent his voice to the teen telenovela "Cómplices Al Rescate" and created the sketch comedy series "XHDRbZ," which he also directed and starred in. "XHDRbZ" spawned the spinoff sitcom "La familia P. Luche," starring Derbez as slovenly patriarch Ludovico P. Luche. The show ran for three seasons between 2002 and 2012. During that time, Derbez created and appeared in the series "Vecinos" in 2005.

In 2012, Derbez made his major American television debut on the CBS sitcom "Rob," starring Rob Schneider. The show was ultimately short-lived, being canceled after just eight episodes. Derbez went on to have a guest role on the sitcom "Anger Management" in 2014. Toward the end of the decade, he began presiding over the comedy competition show "LOL: Last One Laughing" and began voicing the recurring character Dr. Arturo Santiago on the animated sitcom "The Casagrandes." A spinoff of "The Loud House," also on Nickelodeon, "The Casagrandes" ran for three seasons from 2019 to 2022. Meanwhile, from 2019 to 2025, Derbez starred as a fictionalized version of himself in the Amazon Prime Video comedy series "De viaje con los Derbez." He had another main role, as Maximo Gallardo Ramos, in the Apple TV+ comedy series "Acapulco," which ran from 2021 to 2025. In 2024, Derbez starred as actor Carlos Villarías in the short-lived Mexican comedy series "Y llegaron de noche," about the making of the 1931 Spanish-language film "Dracula."

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Film Career

Derbez started his film career in Mexican films in the 1980s and first half of the 1990s. In 1998, he began doing Spanish dubs for the Latina American versions of US films, voicing Lucky in "Dr. Dolittle" and Mushu in "Mulan." Derbez went on to serve as the Latin American voice for Donkey in the animated "Shrek" films. Meanwhile, he appeared in such live-action films as "Zurdo" (2003), "National Lampoon's Pledge This!" (2006), "Padre nuestro" and "Under the Same Moon" (both 2007), and "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" (2008). In 2010, Derbez starred in the Mexican romantic comedy "No eres tú, soy yo." The next year, he appeared alongside Adam Sandler in the comedy "Jack and Jill," and in 2012 he acted with Eva Mendes in the drama "Girl in Progress." Derbez had his biggest commercial hit on the big screen with the 2013 film "Instructions Not Included," which he directed, co-wrote, and starred in. The film broke multiple box-office records and became the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever in the United States and worldwide. After that, Derbez lent his voice to the 2014 animated fantasy adventure film "The Book of Life."

In 2016, Derbez played Dr. Nurko in the Christian film "Miracles from Heaven," based on the book by Christy Beam. The following year, he reunited with Adam Sandler in the comedy "Sandy Wexler," starred in the comedy "How to Be a Latin Lover," and had a supporting role in the science-fiction disaster film "Geostorm." In 2018, Derbez starred in the remake of the romantic comedy "Overboard" and also appeared in "The Mongolian Conspiracy" and "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms." Closing out the decade, he was in "Dora and the Lost City of Gold" and the animated film "The Angry Birds Movie 2." In his first film of the 2020s, Derbez played high school choir director Bernardo Villalobos in the coming-of-age film "CODA." A major hit upon its premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, "CODA" went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. For his part in the film, Derbez shared the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. He next starred in the romantic comedy "The Valet" and had a supporting role in the gay romantic drama "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe," both in 2022. Derbez was subsequently in "Radical" and "Baton."

Personal Life

Derbez was married to his first wife, Gabriela Michel, from 1986 until their divorce the following year. Their daughter is actress Aislinn Derbez. In 2012, Derbez wed his second wife, actress and singer Alessandra Rosaldo; they have a daughter named Aitana. Derbez has two more children, actors Vadhir and José, from two different women.

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